As real estate agents who know a whole lot about schools, our Catholic clients ask us about French Immersion programs in Mississauga at times. Our clients feel that French Immersion schools provide a “better education”, based on EQAO stats through recent years. However, in our opinion, this only seems to be true for public French Immersion in Oakville, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and Markham. Catholic French Immersion learning seems to be generally equal to regular-track learning in all of our service areas on this website. We do not rank Catholic French Immersion schools in Mississauga.
Should I put my own child into Catholic French Immersion?
Naturally, this is a personal choice. Perhaps this article and this article can help you with your decision.
Where can I find information on Catholic French Immersion in Mississauga?
Here’s a bit…
In Mississauga, Catholic French Immersion starts in Grade One. In Grade One, Children spend 90% of their day learning subjects in French and 10% learning in English. In grades 2 and 3, the children learn 70% in French, and 30% in English. And starting Grade 4 all the way to Grade 8, the learning in each language is 50/50 (50% learning in English, 50% learning in French). The program is then continued at select Catholic secondary schools in Peel Region.
Getting into the French Immersion program at the Grade One level in Mississauga is not easy at all. Because of the popularity of the program, there is a lottery after the application period ends to determine who can get in, and who can’t. You are allowed to apply to more than one school to improve your chances, but note the transportation is not provided to those students living outside the school’s regular boundary. There is a registration deadline for French Immersion (for September placement), and that date is usually in mid-February.
For a fuller breakdown of the Catholic French Immersion program in Mississauga, please visit the Dufferin-Peel Catholic Schools Board’s FI web-page HERE.
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